Alternative consumption trends in Polish urban households in the period of crisis (Alternatywne trendy konsumenckie w miejskich gospodarstwach domowych w Polsce w okresie kryzysu)

Tomasz Zalega ()
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Tomasz Zalega: Katedra Gospodarki Narodowej, Wydzial Zarzadzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.

Research Reports, 2013, vol. 1, issue 16, 56-78

Abstract: The article analyses new trends in the behaviour of Polish households during the present crisis. The description of the research methodology and the sample used is followed by a discussion of major consumption trends observed among the respondents, such as cocooning, conscious consumption, smart shopping, collaborative consumption, freeganism and use of social media, virtualization consumption, which become more pronounced in periods of crisis. The article concludes with assummation of the discussion and major conclusions.

Keywords: new trends; lifestyle; consumption; households; consumption behaviour; crisis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 C18 C46 D03 D12 D18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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